Quote Originally Posted by Reason2succeed View Post
The debate continues and I find myself in the precarious position of being on the side of Johnny Football. How hypocritical is it of the NCAA to sell merchandise minutes after a NC WITH THE LIKENESS OF PLAYERS ON IT but players can't make money of their own likeness themselves.

Exclude the argument of universities outright paying athletes. I get it most of you think that the players can eat their scholarship and put gas in their car with free books. Yeah, yeah. They now get a stipend. But why are they not able to sell their own image. If they commit an NCAA violation while doing so fine the university but taking away a person's ability to profit from their hard work is simply un-American.
Who is taking that away? They have every right to go straight to work out of high school and profit off their hard work, but they chose to go to school where there are certain rules that they agreed to when they sign their scholarship. Hell, the NCAA is giving them an opportunity to train and promote themselves on another level that most will never have. Once you play a sport in college and you don't burn any bridges while you are there, you have an unlimited network of people and opportunities to take advantage of after the playing days are over. Plus, as others have said, it may sound great, but it's just not that simple. It would take millions upon millions to get staffs in place around the country for compliance, taxes, and who knows what else will be needed.

That said, there are plenty of other bs NCAA rules that should be addressed before this is even on the table.